Ralph Wentling (from front) and Nick Wentling help unload a trailer filled with old tires during Tire Amnesty Day at the Wyandot County Solid Waste Management District and Recycling Center on Saturday.

A Carey High School graduate is traveling to Washington, D.C., this weekend to spread awareness about brain cancer and meet with Ohio representatives in an effort to increase funding for research into the disease.

“The combination of drinking and driving and distracted driving is believed to be the cause of a two-vehicle crash that killed two Wyandot County high school seniors on their way to a local prom Saturday afternoon.”

Students in the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District learned about the many benefits of trees in the city’s annual Arbor Day celebration Friday morning at Stepping Stones Park under overcast skies.

An electrical cord strung across a walkway, a recently waxed kitchen floor, a throw rug on a wood floor and a bath tub without a non-skid mat — these all are household hazards that can lead to the most common cause of injury of adults older then 65 — a slip and fall.

Local agencies teamed up to donate toward a bike helmet distribution during Saturday’s family fun fair sponsored by organizations that serve children birth through 8 years old and their families.

Ellie O’Flaherty, 7, shows off her adult gecko Oscar beside the baby gecko JC during the first science fair for the first grade classes at Union Elementary School on Wednesday.

Aven Simmons, 7, stands beside his poster showing the corrosiveness of soda during a first grade science fair Wednesday. When asked if the experiment made him want to drink less soda, Aven nodded, his eyes big.

Hunter Moler (standing, left), Micah Campbell (center) and Josh Harris pose with some of the items to be sold during Angeline Industries’ annual auction at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn (right) presents a proclamation to John Krock making area residents aware of hunger and food insecurity in advance of the annual Sing for Soup to benefit the Christian Food Center on Sunday.